This is a drawing I stumbled upon that I made in 2012 in preparation for 2013. These are sort of like New Year’s Resolutions I imagine except scribbled as cave paintings and dreams. All applies now more than ever I think, and I still hang tightly onto the words Deepen, Sharpen, and Share. They are good anchors and angels:

• Deepen: how to move philosophy into a daily act, and not a dusty relic that sits on a bookshelf. I’ve got lots to do here.

• Sharpen: how do I be bolder as the tip of the spear in my own life? Even after all these years, I struggle with insecurities and imposter syndromes too numerous to count. But perhaps it starts with the affirmation “I am love, and I am loved’.

• Share: how do I get better at sharing and being more generous? (This is a tough one, he says.)

Four other words caught my eye in the drawing that I had forgotten about, Build a stable platform. I’d be really interested to know what I meant by this way back then, but for me now it means building a space big enough for the both of us, for all of us, to exchange ideas together and face the sun. Maybe sip on some warm tea or a cool glass of lemonade.

Anyway, here’s the pic - and Happy New Year: